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community 3/2022: Something for everybody

‌Reports of divine services, doctrinal subjects, or a section for children—everybody will find something in community that interests them. There is a close look at the subject of election: “You have not been chosen to be saved while everyone else will be lost. You have been called to serve the Lord and humankind.” This is […]

July 1, 2022
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Webcasts around the clock

Divine services in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Anyone who wishes to join a service can do so practically any time thanks to the many time zones. Here is this week’s overview . The choice of centrally celebrated divine services on Sunday is extensive: 33 live streams on five continents and in many languages. Excuses […]

July 1, 2022
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God asks, we answer

The New Apostolic Sunday services in July will explore the great questions that God asks us. The answers to these questions are a concrete way forward: they prepare the congregations for the return of Jesus Christ in an intensive manner. New inhabitants The month of July starts with the divine service for the departed. The […]

June 30, 2022
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Colonialism, wars, and church

On 3 July, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will conduct a divine service in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is only three days after the country’s independence celebrations. As a former District Apostle of the country, the Chief Apostle is familiar with its turbulent history. He called the landmass Congo Free State and seized it […]

June 29, 2022
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Following Jesus’ footsteps to heaven

Ascension was both the conclusion and crowning of life on earth. And this was not only the case for Jesus Christ. It must also be the case for believers. The Chief Apostle recently charted the way forward. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland […]

June 28, 2022
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Spotlight 10/2022: Giving and receiving go hand in hand

Seeing and experiencing the congregation as one heart and soul, without paying too much attention to the differences and boundaries, continues to be a challenging objective. This is how District Apostle Rainer Storck (Western Germany) describes it, who together with his administrative staff serves over forty countries. Regarding our motto for 2022, “Together in Christ”, […]

June 27, 2022
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A cause for celebration

There are many occasions that bring people together for a celebration. Whether it is confirmation or a day of activities to prepare for the confirmation service, people enjoy being together. This week we are celebrating diversity in the Church. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: Frank Stechbart Photo: NAC […]

June 24, 2022
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More than preaching: the work of the Apostles

Jesus ascended to heaven, and the churches changed. It was an awkward time for the first Christians. However, the Apostles continued to carry out their work. What these tasks were and what they mean for us today, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider explained in a divine service. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt […]

June 22, 2022
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Around the world and round the clock

Who knows what will happen the day after tomorrow? The pandemic has shaken up many plans. One thing, however, is sure and that is the possibility of joining online services again on Sunday. The New Apostolic Church offers weekly central video services on YouTube, IPTV, or TV. In many places, members can also phone in, […]

June 17, 2022
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Faith that lives up to its name

Sunday, 22. 05. 2022 – important moments in Berlin: Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider released District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny into retirement, appointed a new District Apostle, ordained a new Apostle, and amalgamated the Regional Church of Berlin-Brandenburg with the Regional Church of Northern and Eastern Germany. Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: […]

June 15, 2022
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The Church nails its colours to the mast

One earth, many people; one Christianity, many denominations; one congregation, many hands. There are many ways to foster fellowship and in the process profess one’s beliefs, whether in cleaning up the environment, ecumenism, or putting women in the spotlight. Photo: Volker Kühnle Photo: Volker Kühnle Photo: Volker Kühnle Photo: Volker Kühnle Photo: Volker Kühnle Photo: […]

June 10, 2022
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Worshipping in the world’s largest congregation

The New Apostolic Church has been streaming divine services for 117 weeks now. Thousands join these online services, constituting the world’s largest congregation. Whether by postal cable as was the case at the very beginning, then satellite, or internet, the means of transmission were always unusual and constituted a small revolution. Before long, however, the […]

June 10, 2022
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The sacraments (56): The rise of Christ’s descent into hell

God wants to help all human beings, both the living and the dead. This conviction can already be found among the earliest Christians and is confirmed by the biblical motif of Christ’s descent into the realm of the dead—and corroborates the New Apostolic concept of the departed. Christ’s descent into hell, Descensus, descent into the […]

June 9, 2022
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Love, truth, unity: the weapons of God

Gideon did not need a huge army to win his battle. His sharpest weapons were his faith and his trust in God. Read on to find out why he is an example to follow, and not just for ministers. Photo: NAC Sydney Photo: NAC Sydney Photo: NAC Sydney Photo: NAC Sydney Photo: NAC Sydney “I […]

June 8, 2022
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One of the first

A life for the Church. This is not quite how Johann Christoph Leonhard Hohl envisaged his life. And yet he followed God’s call as one of the first. Apostle Hohl was born 200 years ago today. The General Christian Apostolic Mission of Hamburg (allgemeine apostolische Gemeinde zu Hamburg) had only just separated itself from the […]

June 7, 2022
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The divine service as a visual

A picture says more than a thousand words. And this one here needs less than a thousand words to summarise the Pentecost service in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here are the sketchnotes to look up and relive the service. Photo: Natalie Simon Photo: Natalie Simon Photo: Natalie Simon Photo:

June 6, 2022
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Pentecost 2022 in pictures

Two hours and many impressions later. This year’s Pentecost celebrations in Argentina were very emotional. The divine service in images. Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud América Photo: INA Sud […]

June 6, 2022